Every person ought to read…

Jane Eyre

Hannah Arendt

Frankenstein

Ayn Rand (even if you disagree, it’s worth reading to understand)

Emily Dickinson

Sylvia Plath

Willa Cather’s Plains Trilogy

More from the Bronte Sisters

Jane Austen

And that’s just a start with no research or preparation put into it.

Frankly, I feel like most men would benefit MORE from reading works by female authors than anything about Teddy Roosevelt, assuming self-improvement is the goal. When was the last you were called upon to hunt big game on safari? And when was the last time you were called upon to empathize with someone going through a troublesome patch in life?

Some skills and knowledge are more necessary to daily life. But they’re usually not the glamorous ones that inspire daydreams.

Basically, get out of here with this sexist, half-baked list. It’s garbage.